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Grace Maxine Perkins Forness

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Birth	:	14 Jul 1922 Barnesville, Clay County, Minnesota, USA
Death	:	31 Aug 2006 Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota, USA
Burial	:	Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo, Cass County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.8053017, -96.8060989
Description	:	Grace M. Forness, 84, residing at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, August 31, 2006, after a long battle with cancer. Grace Maxine Forness was born July 14, 1922, at Barnesville, MN, to Benjamin Harrison Perkins and Ella Melinda (Tomsha) Perkins. She grew up on a farm in the area, was educated and graduated from Barnesville High School in 1940. On May 1, 1941, she married Ernest Jerome Forness in Moorhead. They made their home in Fargo, ND, until late 1942, when they moved their home to Shakopee, MN, where Ernie was employed by Cargill Corporation. After the war,... Read More	Grace M. Forness, 84, residing at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, August 31, 2006, after a long battle with cancer. Grace Maxine Forness was born July 14, 1922, at Barnesville, MN, to Benjamin Harrison Perkins and Ella Melinda (Tomsha) Perkins. She grew up on a farm in the area, was educated and graduated from Barnesville High School in 1940. On May 1, 1941, she married Ernest Jerome Forness in Moorhead. They made their home in Fargo, ND, until late 1942, when they moved their home to Shakopee, MN, where Ernie was employed by Cargill Corporation. After the war, they returned to Fargo where Grace attended and graduated from Dakota Business College. They then moved to Moorhead in 1952 and resided at 1020 North 10th Street for over fifty years. Grace moved to Eventide Catered Living Center in 2005. Grace, during her business career, worked for J.C. Penney Company and Northern Wholesale Drug Company, which later was acquired by McKesson Robbins. She worked for McKesson for over twenty-five years, until the Fargo distribution center was closed. She retired in 1985. She worked for McKesson as accounting manager and later as customer service manager. After retirement, she volunteered at the American Red Cross in Fargo and for the Senior Citizens Center in Moorhead. Grace is survived by one son, Gerald "Jerry" (Donna Herk) Forness, Burnsville, MN; three grandchildren, Kari Ann Forness Moen, Lakeville, MN; Jay Derron (Amy) Forness, Bloomington, MN, and Jamey Allen Forness, of Minneapolis, MN; six great-grandchildren, Jeremy and Madison Moen, and Derek, Devin, Collin and Erin Forness; and two sisters, Dorothy and Velma. Her parents, her husband, and six brothers and sisters preceded her in death. Inurnment: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo.

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Grace Maxine Perkins Forness's memorial is located at: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo, Cass County, USA.
When did Grace Maxine Perkins Forness death?
Grace Maxine Perkins Forness death on 31 Aug 2006 in Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota, USA
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Latitude: 46.8053017
Longitude: -96.8060989

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Spouse

Ernest Jerome Forness

(1915 - 2001)

Siblings

Velma Kathryn Perkins Flakus

(1924 - 2016)

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Coordinate: 46.8053017, -96.8060989

2. Salem Lutheran Cemetery
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13. Prairie Home Cemetery
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14. Horace Lutheran Cemetery
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15. Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
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17. First Lutheran Church Memorial Chapel Columbarium
Fargo, Cass County, USA
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22. Saint John Cemetery
Horace, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7750390, -96.9460420

23. Saint Stephens Episcopal Memorial Garden
Fargo, Cass County, USA
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24. Messiah Lutheran Church Columbarium
Fargo, Cass County, USA
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